WV high court rejects denial of licensure for excessive debt
Photo by CreditDebitPro.com The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, in a September 9 decision, overturned a ruling by [...]
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Texas: 6th state to end license suspension for unpaid student loans
The story of Roderick Scott, a middle-school teacher who suffered financial ruin in order to hang on to his teaching [...]
California latest state to end questions about attorneys’ mental health
A requirement that prospective lawyers indicate their mental health and sign over related medical records was ended in a [...]
Fewer than 1% of otherwise eligible license applicants denied over past convictions, Illinois says
Prior convictions are rarely the cause of a license denial, said the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional [...]
Court upholds licensing of applicant with 21 felony convictions
A real estate office employee who applied for a salesperson license won his appeal of the state Real Estate [...]
Panel not required to prove that applicant intentionally lied about felony conviction
The state real estate board was not required to show that a licensee knew his answer to an application question—in which [...]
Ban on funeral home/cemetery joint operation upheld as pro-competitive licensing rule
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin, in a June 27 decision, upheld the state’s law prohibiting joint operation of funeral [...]
Late answer to charges, due to her attorney’s death, not basis for disciplining appraiser
Credit: https://pixabay.com/en/clock-time-watch-hours-minutes-407101/ An Illinois appellate court, in a March 23 ruling, [...]
ADA lawsuit on exam accommodations dismissed over jurisdiction
A federal judge in Virginia, in an April 25 decision, dismissed a suit brought by a law license applicant who had been [...]
Federal appeals court rejects hair braiders’ constitutionality challenge
Credit: www.flickr.com/photos/knifefight/ The U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, upheld the application of standard [...]